Francis, 86, was hospitalized on Wednesday at Gemelli Polyclinic, the place medical doctors stated the pontiff was receiving antibiotics intravenously to deal with his bronchitis.

“Yesterday went effectively, with a standard medical restoration,’’ Bruni stated. “Within the night (of Thursday), Pope Francis had dinner, consuming a pizza, along with all those that are helping him in nowadays of the hospital keep,” the spokesman stated, together with medical doctors, nurses, assistants and Vatican safety personnel.

On Friday morning, the pope learn newspapers and resumed his work after breakfast.

The pontiff’s return to the Vatican resort the place he lives “is predicted for tomorrow, because of the final checks of this morning,’’ Bruni stated.

Medical employees determined to hospitalize him on Wednesday after he returned to his Vatican residence following his customary weekly public viewers in St. Peter’s Sq.. The Vatican reported he had skilled troublesome respiratory within the earlier days.

Bruni on Thursday night stated that antibiotic remedy for bronchitis had resulted in a “marked” enchancment in his well being.

The hospitalization got here 4 days earlier than Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week.

Francis had already largely stopped celebrating Mass at main Catholic Church holy days due to a persistent knee downside, however had continued to preside on the ceremonies and ship homilies.

Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re stated Friday that Francis would be capable of preside over — however not have a good time — Holy Week ceremonies.

The Holy Week appointments embrace a stamina-taxing late night time Means of the Cross procession marked by prayers on Good Friday on the Colosseum in Rome and Easter Mass on April 9, which is historically adopted by an extended papal speech delivered from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Throughout Wednesday’s hour-long public viewers, Francis at instances appeared visibly in ache when he moved about and was helped by aides.